Enea Bastianini explains cause of crash in Japanese MotoGP practice

Ducati rider fell at Turn 14 on Friday in Motegi

Enea Bastianini
Enea Bastianini

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini crashed on Friday🔴 in practice for the Japanes꧑e MotoGP at Motegi.

Friday belonged to KTM who followജed up news of Aki Ajo’s appointment as 2025 team🍎 boss with Brad Binder going fastest in practice.

Factory Ducati rider Bastianinဣi was fifth while teammate and MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia was seventh. Bagnaia topped the morning timesheet.

Bastianini was running smoothly until a Turn 14 cra൩sh. He returned 🥃and recovered from 17th to second, before being displaced by three places.

“It was a quite compl😼icated day,” explained B🔯astianini.

“I struggled a bit at the begin𒊎ning: I couldn’t get up to speed i♓n the morning and then in the afternoon things seemed to be going the same way.

“We made a 🐽set up change that was helping, but then I crashed as my foot got stuck while shifting to second gear, ending up in fourth gear and losing the front-end.

“Following the cr♓ash, I turned my attention to the time atta𒊎ck.

“I used the first tyre to get the ജright feeling and then I pushed in the final minutes, setting a strong lap-time.

“It was important to be in Q2, but my p☂ace right now is not among the best.”

Bastianini is 75 points from championship leader Jorge Martin. Bagnaia, secon🔥d in the championship, is 21 points behind Martin.

“It was a very positive day,” Bagnaia said.

“We got off to a good start and I felt much better with the bike straightಞ away.

“This is a track that suits my riding style well; we did꧃ an excellent job and we improved throughout the day especiall🤪y in sector three, where I had always struggled a little.

“Too bad for ending up wide at turn 1🥂1 during the final quick-lap attempt. It was key to find a good pace and to finish in the top ten, so I’m happy. We’ll need to make another step forward tomorrow, but we’re in the right direction.”

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